<u>Answer:</u> The molarity of the stock solution is 4.64 M
<u>Explanation:</u>
To calculate the molarity of the diluted solution, we use the equation:
where,
are the molarity and volume of the stock solution
are the molarity and volume of diluted solution
We are given:
Putting values in above equation, we get:

Hence, the molarity of the stock solution is 4.64 M
Your independent variable would be salt because it doesn't change the only thing that changes is the water.